# Accident 19830516019749A: Cessna P172D, Wasco, OR, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wasco, OR
- Airport: Wasco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5891° N, 120.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5891&lon=-120.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8540X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P172D (registry code 2072202, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P172D
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 271 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516019749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO CHECK WEATHER AT DESTINATION. LANDED DOWNWIND   AND RAN OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA098), May 16, 1983: Cessna 172-I (N8540X), Wasco, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8540X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220522008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220522008729A), May 22, 2022: Cessna P172D (N8540X), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that N8540X departed RY21L and within less than a minute and about 1/2 mile of the departure end of the runway time the engine suddenly stopped…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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